Since he was 4 years old, Matteo Walch has been traveling with his family to Groslocker in the Austrian Alps for two weeks every year. It was at that young age that Matteo began forming his unusual bond with the mountain marmots.

Usually when marmots encounter humans, the animals will chatter their teeth as a warning to stay away. If a human doesn't back down, the marmots will let out a loud whistle to let others in the colony know that they should flee.

When Matteo arrives, there are no chatterings or whistles of warning. Instead, the marmots eagerly approach him. The animals show affection for the boy, letting him feed them and play with them without hesitation.

Matteo's mother, Michaela, has taken photos of her son's encounters with the animals since their first trip to the Alps. Michaela told the Daily Mail why she thinks her child is an exception to the marmot's skittishness. "He loves those animals and they are not at all afraid of Matteo because he has a feeling towards them and they understand that."

A nature lover herself, Michaela adores watching Matteo form a close connection with the animals. This bond is not only touching to observe, but allows Michaela to capture pictures of the creatures exhibiting natural behaviors without fear.

Michaela described to the Daily Mail the meaning of photographing her son's realtionship, saying, "The picture of a curious animal approaching me is a thousand times more beautiful than the picture of any animal looking at me in fear before it takes flight. This is how I try to picture the proudest, more beautiful and also the funniest moments, giving others the opportunity to enjoy the miraculous world of animals."

What is the dawning of these wonderful animals. Human kinds intervention, with the great demand of oil, will gradually pollute the seas which will kill off the food chain supply for these wonderful animals. From the smallest to the very largest animal. The food chain will decline, to end all living creatures of the deep. Damn shame, isn't it? Off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. It was not uncommon to surf along with the Seal that just loved to scare the heck out of you, as they skimmed by, rubbing up against ones dandling feet. While waiting for the days wave. Dolphins, enjoyed the sport of body surfing, right along with us. Seals are sharks favorite food. Dolphins are known to protect the intruding human and therefore leaving the seals alone, while we were out there. One might suggest. we are all indeed, related. Man is an intrusive animal and shall decimate Gods creatures of the sea. God, will punish man for doing so.. Can you say, "Global Warming." Mother Nature will win out.

Excuse mem Ralph With out man animals could not servive very long, only the strongest preditors would servive. n land air or sea. When that happens they will turn on each other for food untill the last one starves to death and that logic. Man good or bad must be there to intervine. Animals only live to eat period. Man replenishes his food supply animals do not. If you think thats BS check out the feeding habbits of the monitor lizard. They will eat anything. There are 3 things animals have incommin with man they eat produce and die. (Global Warming has nothing to do with nothing it done and over with. Just follow the money trail and it will lead you to Al Gors bank account.